With more than 70 percent of physicians now employed by hospitals and corporations, many physicians are left with little say in how the healthcare industry is changing.
Category: ASC News
New Jersey physician convicted in multimillion-dollar fraud scheme
A New Jersey rheumatologist was convicted by a federal jury for defrauding Medicare and other insurers, the Justice Department said in a March 8 statement.
Top 10 physician groups in the news for mergers and acquisitions
Between 2017 and January 2022, data company Definitive Healthcare recorded more than 4,100 merger and acquisition news stories.
America’s 6 best orthopedic ASCs
Surgical Care Affiliates’ Texas Health Orthopedic Surgery Center in Flower Mound was ranked the top orthopedic ASC in the country by Newsweek and global research firm Statista.
Opponents back down from battle over $19.2M Iowa ASC
State regulators granted Steindler Clinic’s planned $19.2 million ASC in Iowa City, Iowa, a certificate of need after a last-minute withdrawal of all opposition to the facility, The Gazette reported March 7.
New Cincinnati ASC cuts ribbon
Best Surgery & Therapies, a surgery center in Cincinnati, had its ribbon-cutting and grand opening March 3.
Fee-for-service models may improve access to care, study finds
Physician practice fee-for-service models may help improve patient access to care by reducing specialist wait times, according to a study published March 4 in the American Journal of Accountable Care.
Income tax cuts boom across US
Half of U.S. states either enacted income tax cuts last year or are planning cuts this year, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
How to navigate Stark Law post-pandemic: 3 tips
HHS issued blanket waivers of physician self-referral laws that will remain in effect for the duration of the COVID-19 national emergency, which President Joe Biden has recently extended beyond April.
Physicians’ biggest threats
Physicians are plagued by increasing administrative duties and burnout exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
